Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC vs Sony WX300

Below is a detailed overview of the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and Sony WX300, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (10MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC (1/1.7") and WX300 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

Sora from OpenAI releases its first ever music video

The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC was introduced 3 years earlier than the WX300 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a simple summary of how the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC grades against the WX300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC Gallery and Sony WX300 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC enjoys external measurements of 114mm x 70mm x 44mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Sony WX300 has measurements of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Take a look at the Ricoh GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and Sony WX300 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and the WX300.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and WX300 is 85 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements purely by researching specs. The graphic here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC and WX300.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony WX300 will render more detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images way more aggressively. The older GXR S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.